Paul Williams

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Known For:
Sound

Birthday:
September 19, 1940

Place of Birth:
Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Paul Williams

Biography

Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".

Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.

Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.[6] Since 2009, Williams has been the president and chairman of the American songwriting society ASCAP.

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2022 Killing Me Softly with His Songs Self
2020 Superman: Red Son Brainiac (voice)
2019 Phantom of Winnipeg Self
2017 Waiting for Ishtar Self
2017 Baby Driver The Butcher
2016 The Bandit Self
2015 Daft Punk Unchained Self
2014 Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams Self
2012 The Ghastly Love of Johnny X Cousin Quilty
2011 Paul Williams Still Alive Self
2010 Valentine's Day Romeo Midnight (voice)
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Elf
2007 Georgia Rule Mr. Wells
2006 Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' Himself
2005 Nowhere Man Bar Patron
2005 Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow Self
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Lord Harmony
2002 The Rules of Attraction Duty Doctor
2002 Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2001 The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick Himself
2000 A Regular Frankie Fan Narrator
1998 Postal Worker
1996 Firestorm Dr. Tangu
1995 Headless Body in Topless Bar Carl Levin
1994 A Million to Juan Jenkins
1994 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die Duke
1993 Nick & Noel Barnaby (voice)
1993 The Town Santa Forgot Pomp the Elf
1992 Solar Crisis Freddy the Bomb (voice)
1991 Voices That Care Self - Choir Member
1991 The Last Halloween Gleep (Voice)
1991 The Doors Warhol PR
1991 Frogs! Gus
1990 People Like Us Ezzie Fenwick
1990 Sam Kinison: Banned Attorney
1989 Chill Factor Clifford White
1989 The Search for Haunted Hollywood Himself
1989 Old Gringo Cinematographer
1987 Frog Gus
1987 Twelfth Night Curio
1986 The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard Grog the Frog (voice)
1985 The Muppet Revue Self
1985 My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina Rep (voice)
1984 The Night They Saved Christmas Ed
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 Little Enos
1982 Rooster Rooster Steele
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II Little Enos Burdette
1979 Stone Cold Dead Julius Kurtz
1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited Michelito Loveless, Jr.
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood Self
1979 The Muppet Movie El Sleazo Pianist
1978 The Cheap Detective Boy
1977 Smokey and the Bandit Little Enos
1977 The People's Command Performance: '77 Self
1977 The Beatles Forever Self
1977 Flight to Holocaust Colorado Davis
1974 Phantom of the Paradise Swan
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes Virgil
1970 Watermelon Man Employment Office Clerk
1966 The Chase Seymour
1965 The Loved One Gunther Fry
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit Self
Year TV Show Role
2020 Prop Culture Himself
2016 Goliath
2013 Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators Himself
2009 Community Britta's Contact
2001 Band of Brothers Jack Olsen
1997 Perversions of Science Dr. Mueller
1997 The New Batman Adventures The Penguin (voice)
1997 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1996 Boston Common Father Rooney
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
1996 Superman: The Animated Series Penguin (voice)
1996 Dexter's Laboratory Professor Williams (voice)
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Koru
1995 The Mask: Animated Series Dr. Byron (voice)
1994 Phantom 2040
1994 Babylon 5 Taq
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Tumbleweed Tom
1992 Batman: The Animated Series Penguin (voice)
1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant
1990 Dream On Paul Williams
1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Kujo (voice)
1986 My Little Pony
1985 227
1984 Enchanted Musical Playhouse
1984 Puttin' on the Hits Judge
1981 Gimme a Break!
1981 The Fall Guy
1981 The Fall Guy Paul Williams (uncredited)
1980 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters Self
1979 B. J. and the Bear
1979 The Paul Williams Comedy Show Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian
1977 The Love Boat Nelson Hoag
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 The Brady Bunch Hour
1977 The Love Boat Brian
1976 Donny & Marie Self
1976 The Muppet Show Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
1976 Good Heavens
1976 The Captain and Tennille Self
1975 Baretta
1974 Police Woman
1974 Dinah! Self
1972 The Midnight Special Self
1972 The Midnight Special Host
1970 The Odd Couple Paul Williams
1968 Hawaii Five-O Tim Powers / Stringer
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self
1961 The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host
1953 The Oscars Self
1944 Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee
1944 Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter
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